Systems in Ministry Supervision Groups

Support and grow your faithfulness in ministry through participation in a Systems in Ministry Supervision group. This year, in addition to sharing ministry ‘cases’, we will also be devoting some time to thinking about how our families of origin might have shaped us and, more specifically, the way we react to pressures and tensions in ministry. Our goal is to create an enriching learning environment so the group will involve informative pre-reading to help us as we reflect on ministry challenges through a Bowen Family Systems Theory lens.

Who Should Join?

The group will be most beneficial for people in ministry who would like help to manage themselves maturely as they navigate the emotional and spiritual challenges of ministry relationships and are interested in engaging in supervision through the lens of Bowen theory.

 Therefore, this group will be most suited to people who already have some familiarity with Bowen theory and who are happy to do some thinking about how their family of origin experience might influence how they approach challenges in ministry.

If you are interested in being part of this group but are not familiar with Bowen theory then please let us know – we may be able to form a supervision group that is more suited for you!

Details

We are hoping the group will run throughout the year (10 monthly sessions) but are wanting to offer some flexibility for people who would prefer just to commit to the first five session.

The cost for the whole year is approx $960+GST but participants can just commit to the first 5 sessions ($480+GST).

Summary:

• 10 monthly sessions for $960+GST (can pay for 5 at a time)
• 2 hr per session
• 1 family of origin and 2 ministry ‘case presentations’ per session
• Set readings on Bowen theory for each session (only time for very brief discussion of the readings)
• Group members need to already have some familiarity with Bowen theory
• Possibly meeting Wednesdays, 11:30-1:30pm however this is flexible – we will try to find a time that suits the most group members
• Strict codes of confidentiality will apply.

Please note:

We are aiming to finalise our first supervision group by 31 January – so if you’re keen get in quick!

Register your interest by emailing sim@thefsi.com.au 

Max 6 participants in each group – or if you have a group of 5-6 people, contact the FSI to organise an independent SIM Supervision Group